He receives money ahead of time to make sure he pays his bills and can support his family while working away full time on pages, but when profits are calculated (and the money he was paid is deducted) we split remaining profits. (jimzub.com)
The owner of Columbia House, which outsourced everything and employed zero people, surely milked the wizened company of any remaining profit before casting it aside entirely, which really doesn't get enough credit as a business strategy. (canadianbusiness.com)
Look for a publishing company that pays you on a fixed - cost basis - and who forwards all the remaining profit to you. (dogearpublishing.net)